Typical old house of Puerto Plata Photo

Photographer’s Note

This house may lack the glamour of the one in front of it, which houses the Amber Museum that I showed in my last post, but I find some charm in it. Although it looks like a family house, I think that it is used by some sort of government or public institution related with youth, because the sign on the door reads "Integración Juvenil" (literally "Juvenile Integration").

It was shot from a balcony from the upper floor of the museum of my last post.

I posted two complementary views as WS's. The #1 shows the view to the right of this photo and the #2 was shot from the street, on the left of the corner.

Location (latitude, longitude): 19.79627,-70.69196

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robertosalguero (110) 2007-10-13 19:21

Typical of most houses in the tropics too. The view is nice. The house is very prominent and add a nice subject to the image. Colours and details are well rendered and and the girl walking below give us an idea of size. Nice work Jose.

Roberto

ribeiroantonio (21955) 2007-10-13 19:47

Certamente que não tem o mesmo impacto mas se estivesse arranjada e mantida talvez tão boa como a outra. O que eu gosto nela é da varanda. para mim só é pena estar à beira da estrada.
Agora, o que eu que deve ser muito interessante é aquilo que está à direita da casa e que me parece ser uma loja.
Bonita foto com um bom contexto citadino.
António

batalay (21074) 2007-10-13 19:51

Hello José,

Having just had dinner with a couple form the Dominican Republic, I became interested in seeing this image immediately. You have been presenting us with a good slice of everyday life from the island, along with informative notes. Bright colors, high resolution (with the size constraints allowed), and here a very good perspective.

Warm regards and enjoy a rejuvenating Sunday,

Bulent

maloutim (3989) 2007-10-13 21:22

Bonjour Kosé!
C'est vraiment une maison coloniale typique, mais modeste! Comme tu dis, elle n'a pas l'air très glorieux avec son toit de tôle rouillée, mais elle est typique et fait partie du paysage dominicain, et il faut donc montrer ce qui fait le caractère d'un endroit. J'aime bien le style "colonial" avec le porche à colonnes, la balustrade de bois sculpté, et les couleurs variées. Cette maison a dû connaître de meilleurs jours , si l'on regarde le joli carrelage au sol!
Un autre aspect caractéristique de ces endroits , ce sont les fils électriques qui barrent la vue dans tous les sens. Je pense à la voisine Porto Rico que j'ai visitée en 2005. Mais n'étant pas encore membre de TE,et n'ayant oas encore d'appareil numérique, je n'ai que très peu de photos à présenter de ce voyage!
Merci de nous faire partager cette photo nette et bien composée!
Amicalement.
Marie Louise.

feather (49872) 2007-10-14 2:08

Despite the patched roof the house looks as if it had a certain amount of style in its past. The balcony and floor tiles have some attraction. The POV from above works well and the inclusion of the passer-by adds more interest. She's probably checking to see if her friends are there yet.:) The building next door looks intriguing.
I must make a mental note to check in tomorrow for the WSs
Kath

japiey (9493) 2007-10-14 2:13

Hi Jose.

Good shot, and fine presentation.
The old house is so colourfull...and the addition of the human is significant here..
Salutes, dear friend.
Enjoy the WE.

jean paul

lucasgalodoido (16605) 2007-10-14 2:27

Olá José!
Acho que o telhado ja condena bem a idade da casa, o interessante é que ela parece ser feita de madeira, correto? Se for é muito parecida com as antigas casas do sul do Brasil também! Boas cores na foto.
Parabéns e Abraço!

macondo (13165) 2007-10-14 4:27

Hello Jose.
I love this old house, full of character, and its setting. You have composed and/or cropped this magnificently, and had the luck or patience to find a woman in red walking past who echoes the woman in the poster and the rusty colour of the roof. The pedestrian crossing seems to continue the line of steps and balcony. Just a wonderful daily life shot taken from a great position.
Regards,
Andrew

xuaxo (5765) 2007-10-14 12:31

Olá José,
Está muito bonita, com muitos pormenores, como o contraste entre a passadeira aparentemente pintadinha de fresco e o resto um pouco degradado. A menina passando também ficou bem. Só é pena o céu não estar mais azulinho.
A vista do canto (WS) também é interessante, mas perde por não se ver o telhado. Quanto à casa à direita (no outro WS) desconfio que também dava uma bela foto.
Um abraço,
F

vincz (19043) 2007-10-14 13:35

J'aime beaucoup cette vielle ca en bois aux couleurs delavees et au toit en tole rouillee. Ca me rappelle un baraque du me type ou j'etais reste quelques semaines au mileu de l'ocean indien a l'ile Rodrigues, vraiment le bout du monde. L'atmosphere est geniale avec cette affiche peinte sur le mur a cote. J'ime beaucoup.

pboehringer (770) 2007-10-14 14:03

Jose,
certamente uma casa que perdeu o glamor da epoca em qual foi contruida. Epoca em qual automoveis nao dominavam a cotidiano e portanto nao importava a adjacencia imediata a rua. tempos mudam e agora o asfalto realmente nao e muito convidativo. Porem com este varandao enorme ainda ha um certo charme. O telhado enferrujado da um ambiente de esquecido no tempo.
Abracos, Peter

paura (38742) 2007-10-14 16:58

Interessante na paisagem é a casa que nos mostra, com uma cobertura bastante peculiar. Tecnicamente está bem ajustada. Gostei da inclusão da casa comercial ao lado da fachada principal da casinha.

Abraço

Paulo

emilbo (9489) 2007-10-14 19:18

Olà Jose!
J'ai vu souvent des maisons semblables en République Dominicaine pour y être allé plusieurs fois et je les trouve charmantes avec les toits de tôle rouillée. Le personnage donne de la vie à la photo.
Bonne composition en diagonale et superbes couleurs.
Um abraço,
Emilius

Emile (20017) 2007-10-14 22:29

Hola Jose.
Muy buena fotografia de una de las casas viejas victorianas que existen en Puerto Plata, no se si pudiste observar en tu paseo por la ciudad que hay algunas muy bien conservadas. Tu punto de vista desde lo alto del museo te dio la oportunidad de tomar estas tres excelentes fotos. Muy buenos colores y definicion. Me gusta la presencia de la mujer frente a la casa.
Felicitaciones.
Un fuerte abrazo.

cuneyt-sb (6559) 2007-10-14 22:46

Hi Jose
Great daily life scene from Dominic.
Good POv and good result,

Congrats / TFS/ Kind regards

mikeo (12117) 2007-10-15 1:58

Hi Jose,

Good shot! I like the climate of it!
Great POV and good colours.

Well done!
Greetings
Aga

Tort (2266) 2007-10-15 6:44

Olá José
Bem interessante esta foto, com excelente nitidez e cores fortes. Típica arquitetura dominicana bem apresentada.
Abraços
Juan Tort

Stepan (27175) 2007-10-15 11:43

I've never been there, but that's how I imagine the area... Colorful, sunny, peaceful... Typical, as you say...
Stéphane

UnTrained (0) 2007-10-16 7:09

Olá José,
let me prefer the workshop from the low POV please. This original is pretty much better showing the conditions but the other one is more impressive in my eyes, giving this house some atmosphere. Good sharpness and colours at all of them.
Lieben Gruss, Ulf

guillaumejm (9124) 2007-10-16 13:32

Hello José
after looking at the WS, I definitively prefer this one, for the point of view, mix of colours and alos because I prefer the framing here. the advertising on right is like an echo to the girl walking.
Best regards
JMarc

siolaw (25794) 2007-10-16 23:52

Ola Jose,
A good high POV on that typical colonial style house with corrugated iron roofing(cheap to replace, but very noisy in rainy seasons!) Good light, colors and sharpness, not so busy street it looks like!
Laurent

Bluejeans (32633) 2007-10-17 14:24

Oi José ,
Muito bonita esta casa colonial de canto , bem grande a varanda , e pena o telhado de telha de zinco mas ficou fantastico , gostei da loja , bom enquadramento da foto , parabens!!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

darrasin (2860) 2007-10-17 19:26

Jose, this certainly house has much character and you chose a fine POV to capture it for us. The background is perhaps a little busy but there's not much you could do about it. It doesn't really matter anyway, because the POV directs our attention to the front of the house and the girl sneaking a glance inward. The wide assortment of warm colors make this very attractive as well.

Well done!
Doug

somkiat (1096) 2007-10-19 0:38

hallo jose,
carribian style.i like.
confirms this my favorite.
very nicely done
somkiat

ChrisJ (70351) 2007-10-21 2:48

Hola Jose

Missed this one. I like the casual tropical ambience & the superb vibrant colours. Good correlation between the woman in the billboard & lady in the red shirt & blue jeans strolling by. Tfs!

shevchenko (9976) 2007-10-21 20:15

Hi Jose,
Good pov to show this typical local house against the concrete houses at background, detail wooden structure and zinc roof, thanks for sharing in difference pov.
Ally

noborders (14199) 2007-11-08 1:43

I landed in that place on my way to Haiti last January, saw some nice old charming buildings such as this in the little city but could not get good results - yours here is great, with this POV from above and I like the general atmosphere.

Both WS are also very interesting and good photos... I'm happy to see them here,
TFS,
Best regards,
Catherine

martburn (533) 2008-10-07 13:14

Hello Jose

Love the colouring in this shot and the angle of view. I am intrigued by the shop which is in your WS image 1, brilliantly named Uptown Clothes, is this really uptown Puerto Plata

Martin